Chapters 1-3
Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner all studied the theory of learning called ____________.
What is behaviorism?
The infamous white/gold or blue/black dress is a great example of what perception based concept?
What is color constancy?
A stimulus that does not have to be learned and automatically elicits an unconditioned response is called a ______________________.
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
The type of therapy that is created by Sigmund Freud is called __________________.
What is psychoanalysis?
What is the name of the book used for classifying and tracking psychological disorders?
What is DSM-5-TR?
Jose takes a "depression cure" pill that he does not know is just sugar and nothing else. He reports feeling better the next week. This is referred to as the _____________.
What is Placebo Effect?
When we use _________________ processing, we are using preexisting information and experiences to interpret something.
What is top-down processing?
Wanting to help another person because they helped you is known as:
What is reciprocal altruism?
Planning out your day so that you can complete all of your tasks is ______________ coping.
What is problem focused coping?
A person who has this career can prescribe medication for mental disorders.
What is a psychiatrist?
Isaac is studying the effects of vaping on mental health throughout the lifespan. He picks twenty different participants and decides to check in with them at ages 18, 28, 38 and 48. This is an example of a ___________ study.
What is Longitudinal Study?
__________ intelligence typically declines with age and involves your processing speed and working memory.
What is Fluid Intelligence?
The type of culture that places emphasis on the group as a whole is known as:
What is collectivism?
The ________ model of abnormality says that abnormal behaviors were learned.
What is behaviorism?
Edward Thorndike's puzzle box that was used with cats illustrated the law of __________.
What is effect?
What part of the autonomic nervous system is activated when you are attacked by Michael Myers?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Piaget's stage of cognitive development that lasts from 2-6 or 7 years old and involves the development of simple problem solving skills is the ___________ stage.
What is the preoperational stage?
The famous inkblot test is called the _____________.
What is the Rorschach test?
In the past, the most common theory of mental disorders was that it was caused by ___________.
What is supernatural forces?
After looking at a riddle for 15 minutes, you finally have an ah-ha moment and recognize the solution. This is called what?
What is insight?
The process by which unused neurotransmitters are taken back into the axon terminal is called:
What is Reuptake?
The type of sleep that we have the most vivid dreams in is __________.
What is REM sleep?
The belief that you have the ability to do things to accomplish your goals is called _______________.
What is self-efficacy?
There are ____ types of ADHD.
What is 3?
Milgram's "shocking" study was used to study what?
What is obedience to authority?